KATE PREPARES FOR THE BIG DAY April 27, 2011 BRIDE-TO-BE Kate Middleton is all smiles ahead of her wedding to Prince William at Westminster Abbey tomorrow. The 11am service – thought to include vows written by the couple – will be broadcast on video screens around London, and to billions of TV watchers around the world.
Schmeichel: United must go all out to sign Neuer April 27, 2011 FORMER Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel believes his old manager Sir Alex Ferguson must do everything within his power to ensure Schalke’s Manuel Neuer moves to Old Trafford in the summer. United’s veteran stopper Edwin van der Sar is set to retire at the end of the season and Schmeichel is confident the Germany international [...]
Barclays suffers from indigestion after U-turn on Protium deal April 27, 2011 WHEN Barclays gave the name of Protium, an indigestion medicine, to an accounting trick it pulled off in 2009, the bank hardly imagined it would be forced to re-absorb most of the $12.5bn (£7.5bn) of assets that it had moved off balance sheet within 18 months. That was short-sighted, according to analysts who yesterday dubbed [...]
Fletcher will return to England this summer but as India’s coach April 27, 2011 WORLD CUP winners India have appointed former England coach Duncan Fletcher as the successor to Gary Kirsten on a two-year contract. Fletcher, who masterminded England’s first Ashes series win for 18 years back in 2005, will return to these shores this summer with the touring Indian side. Current England coach Andy Flower had been the [...]
Britain’s recovery remains on track April 27, 2011 IT wasn’t the definitive result that was required to prove that the recovery has legs – but yesterday’s first-quarter growth estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) were encouraging nevertheless. They finally laid to rest the spectre of a double-dip recession and confirmed that the UK is undergoing a bumpy, muted yet very real [...]
Fulham move closer to safety April 27, 2011 FOOTBALL: Fulham guaranteed their Premier League status for next season with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Bolton last night. A brace from Clint Dempsey and a Brede Hangeland header ensured the Cottagers moved eight points clear of the relegation zone with four games remaining.
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 27, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES GLENCORE POISED FOR TAX BILL SURGE Glencore is facing a big increase in its tax bill following its $60bn initial public offering after paying almost no corporate taxes on its trading business for years in spite of bumper profits, according to the banks underwriting its $60bn listing. The pre-IPO research, by banks including [...]
Higgins knocks out O’Sullivan April 27, 2011 SNOOKER: John Higgins overcame Ronnie O’Sullivan 13-10 in the World Championship quarter-finals to book a semi-final with Mark Williams. O’Sullivan had led 7-4 at one stage, but a typically battling performance from the Scot saw him win the final session 5-2 have levelled the match at 8-8 in the afternoon. Elsewhere, Ding Junhui beat the [...]
Greek yields rise over 25pc April 27, 2011 INVESTORS are now demanding a stunning 25.5 per cent yield to hold two-year Greek bonds, pushing Athens further down a disastrous path towards western Europe’s first sovereign default in over 50 years. Yields on the bonds of other bailed out nations are also being drawn upwards as fears reach fever pitch: Irish two-year rates climbed [...]
Tube staff vote to strike April 27, 2011 Londoners could face a fresh wave of transport misery after RMT union members voted in favour of more strike action. The union says it will now consider “the appropriate course of action,” which could lead to yet another staff walkout. The RMT claims two Transport for London (TfL) workers, Eamon Lynch and Arwyn Thomas, were [...]
